Stories for April 2021

Opinion: Column: "My Thoughts to Your Thoughts"

You know the expression: "Can't walk and chew gum at the same time,” a disparaging characterization of a person, company or municipality unable to multi-task or even task at all?

Free Cinco de Mayo Lyft Rides to Prevent Drunk Driving

While stating unequivocally that “we’re all safer at home” this Cinco de Mayo during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, a local nonprofit organization today announced that – as a “necessary safety net” to next month’s high-risk, high-alcohol consumption period – free safe rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington-metropolitan area on Cinco de Mayo (May 5th).

MCDOT Launches Free, Direct Shuttle Service to Montgomery College Germantown Campus Mass Vaccination Site

For County residents 16 and older who have an appointment, MCDOT is now providing free Ride On bus service between the Montgomery College Germantown Campus mass vaccination site and the Shady Grove Metro Station.

All Hands on Deck

Montgomery and Loudoun counties work together to reopen White’s Ferry

Chuck Kuhn now has multiple deckhands eager to help White’s Ferry get back to business.

Remembering Maeve and Gideon

Family and friends created the maevegideon.org website in memory of former Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s daughter Maeve and grandson Gideon “to serve as a virtual scrapbook of their lives and those who loved them.”

Opinion: Commentary: Montgomery County Council Approves Phased Reopening Tied to Improving Metrics

Tuesday, the County Council acting as the Board of Health approved a phased reopening strategy tied to the significant progress we've been able to make on vaccinations.

Montgomery County Preparing to Reopen Libraries, Likely in June

Montgomery County’s public library system is preparing for a phased-in reopening of its libraries, which have been closed since March 13, 2020, due to the pandemic.

Style After Retirement

Great fashion sense is possible at any stage.

At 78, Winifred Rosenberg has always been known for her impeccable style and taste.

When it’s Time to Downsize

Suggestions for transitioning to a new living community

The decision to trade the comfort of home where you’ve lived for years and transition to retirement can evoke a range of emotions.

Potomac Village Farmers Market Opening for the Season

A few vendors have been coming most of the off season, too.

Potomac Village Farmers Market will officially open for the season on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in the parking area of Potomac United Methodist Church.

Opinion: Column: Wanna Take A Chance?

I'm sort of invoking Southwest Airlines here, but not exactly.

Helping Children Improve Their Writing

Practical suggestions for boosting skills

When Stacie Dougherty read an essay that her seventh grade son wrote for a Language Arts writing assignment, she became concerned.

Garden Club Expands Potomac Library Gardens Since 1986

Potomac Village Garden Club, Glenstone Foundation team up on native garden at the Potomac Library

Ever since the Potomac Library opened its building on Glenolden Drive and Falls Road in 1986, the Potomac Village Garden Club has worked to add plantings and specialty gardens to the library grounds.

Pressure Mounts, Opposition Remains

Virginia predicts Maryland will have additional toll lanes running across the American Legion Bridge by 2027

Fairfax County continues to pressure Maryland to widen or replace the American Legion Bridge, two miles at a time.

Potomac Home Sales: March, 2021

In March, 2021, 58 Potomac homes sold between $8,500,000-$210,550.

Potomac Home Sales: March, 2021

Opinion: Column: Hitting The Nail on the Head

What are all these "Toe Nail Clipper" emails I receive nearly every day?

Opinion: Commentary: Earth Day – Then and Now

Fifty-one years ago, in 1970, the first Earth Day took place on April 22.

HomeLifeStyle: Kitchen Trends for 2021

Local designers say bold colors and durable materials are popular.

As the command station for many households, kitchens are for more than just cooking.

Results of Arlington and Montgomery County Collaboration on Airplane Noise

Contractor proposes randomizing approaching flight path to share the noise of disturbing DCA flight tracks; testing underway

Local officials in Arlington and Montgomery counties continue their collaborative efforts following upticks in their communities' airplane noise complaints as aircraft approach and depart Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, DCA, located in Arlington County.

Week in Numbers in Montgomery County

14 “50 percent of all lifetime mental illness begins at age 14,” said Councilmember Will Jawando on Tuesday, April 12, 2021.

Lightning Strikes Twice, Literally, in Potomac

Two Avenel homes damaged by thunderstorm last Friday, causing more than $800,000 in damages

Firefighters were on the scene of a house fire on Rapley Preserve Circle in Potomac when next door neighbors alerted the rescue squad that their home had been hit by lightning, too.

Opinion: Column: Being Driven Only Slightly Crazy

So this is what it's like to be out of the house and driving around: mask on, surgical gloves in the console, hand sanitizer in the glove box; not so different than before my two Covid-19 vaccinations.

Estate Planning During Pandemic

With the nation sadly surpassing 500,000 Covid-related deaths, mortality is much more on the mind of many.

Honoring Stephen Miller, 66, Potomac

Community celebrates life of Stephen Miller, who served more than 50 years as firefighter, leader of Swift Water Rescue, and deputy chief

Stephen Francis Miller, 66, retired Deputy Chief of the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, died March 26, 2021.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Open Letter and Petition to Governor Hogan, Governor of the State of Maryland and Dr. Jinlene Chan, Maryland Acting Deputy Secretary of Health

We are a group of health care workers, scientists, public health experts, and other professionals who are concerned about the prolonged disruption of schooling for children in Maryland public schools.